Thunderstorm Wind, Sebastian
- When
- June 8, 10:33 PM CST
- Where
- Sebastian County, Dayton
- Property damage
- $300
- Coordinates
- 35.120, -94.230
Several trees were blown down
Tornado and Flash Flood in Arkansas, June 8 to 9, 1998
Summary of events for late night/early morning of June 8-9 1998:A long-track supercell thunderstorm with a history of producing numerous tornadoes along its path in southeast Oklahoma moved across southern Sebastian County before midnight on the night of June 8. This storm produced damaging thunderstorm winds, torrential flooding rainfall, and a funnel cloud.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 2 filed by county or forecast zone are drawn at its center, in a lighter ring. Tap one for its entry below.
- Tornadoes
- Tropical storms and surge
- Floods
- Wind
- Hail
- Winter weather
- Heat and drought
- Cold
- Fire, smoke and dust
- Marine and coastal
- Other
The toll
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- $2,000
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 7
Deaths and injuries are direct and indirect together, as the offices filed them. Damage is property and crops in the dollars of the year, not adjusted for inflation, and only where an office estimated it.
What happened
The episode as NWS TSA wrote it up.
Summary of events for late night/early morning of June 8-9 1998:A long-track supercell thunderstorm with a history of producing numerous tornadoes along its path in southeast Oklahoma moved across southern Sebastian County before midnight on the night of June 8. This storm produced damaging thunderstorm winds, torrential flooding rainfall, and a funnel cloud. A second supercell thunderstorm formed over northern Le Flore County Oklahoma and followed immediately behind the first supercell thunderstorm. The second storm spawned a tornado 2 miles northwest of Midland and added to the flooding problem in southern Sebastian County.Other thunderstorms moved into western Arkansas north of the Arkansas River after midnight CDT, causing a report of large hail in northern Franklin County.
The radar
The Western Arkansas radar (KSRX), 22 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 04:31 UTC.
Event by event
3 thunderstorm wind, 1 funnel cloud, 1 flash flood, 1 tornado, 1 hail. Local standard time, as filed.
Thunderstorm Wind, Sebastian
- When
- June 8, 10:33 PM CST
- Where
- Sebastian County, Midland
- Property damage
- $100
- Coordinates
- 35.100, -94.370
Several large tree limbs were blown down
Funnel Cloud, Sebastian
- When
- June 8, 10:50 PM CST
- Where
- Sebastian County, 1 mi N of Mansfield
- Coordinates
- 35.199, -94.274 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Report from Sebastian S.O.
Flash Flood, Sebastian
- When
- June 8, 10:52 PM CST to 11:30 PM CST
- Where
- Sebastian County, South Portion
- Coordinates
- 35.199, -94.274 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
About 2 inches of rain in a short amount of time caused street flooding in Greenwood.
Thunderstorm Wind, Sebastian
- When
- June 8, 10:52 PM CST
- Where
- Sebastian County, Greenwood
- Property damage
- $2,000
- Coordinates
- 35.220, -94.270
Business signs were blown down in Greenwood
Tornado, Sebastian
- When
- June 8, 11:01 PM CST to 11:02 PM CST
- Where
- Sebastian County, Midland to 2 mi NNW of Midland
- Rating
- F0
- Path length
- 1 mi
- Path width
- 50 yd
- Coordinates
- 35.120, -94.400
Hail, Franklin
- When
- June 9, 12:50 AM CST
- Where
- Franklin County, 4 mi SW of Cass
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Coordinates
- 35.650, -93.870
What these are
- Thunderstorm Wind
- Winds from a thunderstorm of 50 knots (58 mph) or more, or lower winds that caused damage or casualties. Measured gusts are marked MG, estimated EG.
- Funnel Cloud
- A rotating column of cloud extending from a thunderstorm that did not reach the ground.
- Flash Flood
- Flooding that begins within six hours of the rain that causes it, or of a dam or levee failure or ice jam release, often with deadly speed.
- Tornado
- A violently rotating column of air in contact with the ground and extending from a thunderstorm, filed with its path, width and Fujita or Enhanced Fujita rating from the damage survey.
- Hail
- Hail three-quarters of an inch or larger, or smaller hail that caused damage, filed with the largest stone measured.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
- Tornadoes and Flash Flooding in Kansas, June 8 to 30, 1998
- Tornadoes and Hail in Oklahoma, June 8, 1998
- Tornadoes and Flash Flooding in Oklahoma, June 8 to 9, 1998
- Flooding in Iowa, June 8 to 13, 1998
- Tornado and Hail in Kansas, June 8, 1998
- Lightning Strike in Kansas, June 8, 1998
- Damaging Wind in Missouri, June 8, 1998
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Oklahoma, June 8, 1998
- Damaging Wind in Alabama, June 8, 1998
- Hail in Kansas, June 8, 1998
- Hail in Colorado, June 8, 1998
- Flash Flooding in Missouri, June 8 to 9, 1998
More
Every storm in Arkansas in 1998Every state in 1998This day in weather historyThe tornado archive for Arkansas, 1998Warnings in Arkansas, June 1998
Sources
NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database, compiled from the National Weather Service’s monthly Storm Data. Complete through 2026-06; NCEI adds each month about 75 days after it ends and revises past years a few times a year. Rebuilt 2026-09-24. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5644030, 5644031, 5644032, 5644029, 5644116, 5644117, 5644118.